Make the Difference today by building the HIA GreenSmart Way.

What can the consumer expect from a GreenSmart builder?

Accredited GreenSmart Professionals will focus on three key elements to make a difference~ energy efficiency, waste management and preventing pollution from your site during building.

What are GreenSmart Professionals?

GreenSmart Professionals are: schooled in environmental building skills; national accredited; and committed to the GreenSmart Code of Practice.

How a GreenSmart Professional can make a difference?

Ideally it takes many GreenSmart Professionals, working as a team, to make that difference for you: the land consultant designs the subdivision to best use the natural features; the designer continues the good work by designing your home to be energy efficient for that land; and the builder is now in a position to build your home and manage the site environmentally. Any one, or all of these GreenSmart Professionals can make a profound difference to the livability of your home and the economy of running it.

The difference GreenSmart Professionals make to energy efficiency

A home designed around energy efficiency principles will:

Need minimum heating and cooling;
Naturally cool in summer and warm in winter;
Allow you to enjoy the best of natural ventilation;
Have lower running costs;
And reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the environment.

The difference GreenSmart Professionals make to waste minimisation

Waste minimisation in the building process will:

Reduce landfill and greenhouse gas emissions
Conserve valuable resources by recycling
Reduce costs
Make a cleaner safer site
And make a cleaner world.

The difference GreenSmart Professionals make to soil and sediment pollution minimisation

Preventing the loss of soil and sediment and litter from the site will:
Protect our waterways by controlling the escape of pollution from the site, especially during and after rain
Demonstrate a tangible commitment to a cleaner environment

The benefits to you, the consumer:

The benefits of building the GreenSmart way to you, the consumer, are that your home will be:

Affordable
Comfortable
Efficient
Quality assured
Cutting edge.

Feel good about making a contribution "MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY" by building the GreenSmart way.

For more information on how to make a difference call the HIA Consumer hotline on 1902 973 555 or e-mail at pathe@hia.asn.au.

Further Information see www.greensmart.com.au